Tidewater announces TransAlta ownership interest in Pioneer pipeline

He's endorsed it, campaigned in favour of it and even arranged for taxpayers to purchase it. Now newly re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to move quickly to build the long-delayed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project (TMX), says a non-partisan grassroots group that advocates for the energy and natural resources economy.

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed Gazoduq Project, a natural gas pipeline approximately 780 kilometres long, located between northeastern Ontario and Saguenay, Quebec.

The re-election of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals as a minority government should encourage Ottawa to give greater consideration to the needs of the oil and gas industry, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

AltaGas Canada Inc., the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and the Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board announced that PSP Investments and ATRF and ACI have concluded a definitive arrangement agreement whereby the Consortium will indirectly acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of ACI  in an all-cash transaction for $33.50 per Common Share.

Pieridae Energy Limited has closed its acquisition of all of Shell Canada Energy's midstream and upstream assets in the southern Alberta Foothills for $190 million in accordance with the terms of the amended and restated purchase and sale agreement dated October 7, 2019 (the "PSA"). All references to dollars ($) are to Canadian currency.

Schneider Electric has announced a collaboration with NetApp to deliver the pre-validated Optimized Edge for NetApp HCI solution, which is built on NetApp's hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform and designed for enterprise, remote/branch offices, and small- to medium-sized business (SMB) spaces. Optimized Edge for NetApp HCI combines edge computing infrastructure with an open and scalable on-premise hybrid cloud infrastructure to revolutionize the private cloud into a deployable region of customers' multi-cloud. The solution is a compatible physical infrastructure solution that is integrated, pre-engineered, and pre-validated to help organizations of all sizes reduce deployment time, accelerate time to market, and minimize on-site and remote management.

Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. has provided an operational update highlighting results from the Company's second-half 2019 drilling program, which exceeded expectations, as well as information regarding Saturn's participation in upcoming investor-focused European events and the issuance of stock options. 

Baker Hughes, a GE company has announced its successful name change to Baker Hughes Company. The Company will be known as Baker Hughes, and on Oct. 18, 2019, its Class A common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BKR".

Caterpillar Oil & Gas is pleased to announce the next generation of human-machine interface (HMI) panels available as an integrated component on select gas compression models. The easy to use touchscreen display performs the functions of the customer version of Cat Electronic Technician. Now, with the HMI panel integration, controlling the engine and monitoring the system's status is at the users' fingertips. The new HMI panel is now available on the CG137-8 and will be released as an offering for additional gas compression models at a later date.

Black Swan Energy Ltd. has officially opened its Nig Creek Gas Processing Facility located in northeast British Columbia. The company hosted a celebration at the plant which was attended by the Chief of the Blueberry River First Nations, Marvin Yahey, Mayor of Fort St. John and 2019 Canadian Energy Person of the Year, Lori Ackerman and Liberal MLA for Peace River North, Dan Davies. Following a tour of the state-of-the-art facility Elder May Apsassin offered a blessing, which highlighted the importance of actively engaging with our First Nations partners.

Rangeland Midstream Canada, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rangeland Energy III LLC, has commenced the construction of its Marten Hills Pipeline System. The system consists of new crude oil and condensate pipelines located in the Marten Hills region of north central Alberta. The Marten Hills Pipeline System will extend approximately 85 kilometres (52.8 miles), terminating at an interconnect with Plains Midstream Canada's Rainbow Pipeline System, which serves the Edmonton, Alberta, hub and refining market (system map here). The Marten Hills system is expected to come into service in the second quarter of 2020.

Greenfield Global Inc., Canada's largest ethanol producer and a world leader in high-purity specialty alcohols, welcomed the Government of Quebec's pre-publication of draft regulations on the minimum volume of renewable fuel in gasoline and diesel fuel. Announced this week, the government's proposal would set blending thresholds of 10% renewable fuel in gasoline and 2% in diesel fuel by 2021 and increase the thresholds to 15% in gasoline and 4% in diesel fuel, respectively, by 2025.

Enerkem Inc., the world-leading waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has announced the closing of a $50 million equity investment from Suncor. As Canada's leading integrated energy company, Suncor first participated in the ownership of Enerkem in April 2019 as part of a $76.3 million equity financing alongside Enerkem's existing shareholders. With this new investment, Suncor becomes a significant, strategic shareholder of Enerkem.

QED Environmental Systems announces that the LANDTEC BIOGAS 3000 and the BIOMETHANE 3000 Fixed Gas Analyzers have received certification by the CSA Group. The CSA safety mark signifies that the equipment has been independently tested for compliance with North American and Canadian safety standards.

Caterpillar is proud to be named as the recipient of the Engine of the Year >175 hp award for the new 3512E TIER 4 FINAL WITH DYNAMIC GAS BLENDING. The company was bestowed the award at the inaugural Diesel Progress Awards which took place on September 30, 2019.

For the oil and gas industry, coarse filtration of various fluids is critical to ensure reliable production, extend the life of a wide variety of upstream and downstream equipment, and increase the intervals between backwashing or necessary maintenance. 

To celebrate the 10th season of Gold Rush on Discovery Channel and its new EC200E crawler excavator, Volvo Construction Equipment is giving the proceeds from the sale of its Gold Rush excavator – a unique machine with a $7,000 gold paint job, custom molded pads and embroidered autographed seat – to a nonprofit chosen by the public. 

The US is forecast to drive new-build, liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction capacity additions globally from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 73% of global new-build LNG liquefaction capacity growth by 2023, according to GlobalData.

ProSep, a supplier of high-efficiency mixing and water treatment solutions to the global energy industry, has announced the successful installation and sales of its proprietary MAX+ ProSalt mixers across a number of strategic global locations.

Endress+Hauser has secured the Main Instrument Vendor (MIV) contract at a large Texas refinery. Endress+Hauser and its representative, Vector CAG, will support the refinery's project. 

CAS DataLoggers provided a unique gas monitoring and temperature monitoring solution for an international chemical company, where health and safety was an important consideration. Harmful gas detection was placed high on the list of priorities: hydrochloric acid gas was produced when a standard chemical made by the company leaked to the atmosphere as fumes, while chlorine was used as a raw material at the plant. Therefore, it was necessary to monitor and record both hydrochloric acid gas levels (HCL) and chlorine (CH2) levels. 

Alberta Bill 14, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act introduced recently, would set up a first-of-its-kind Crown corporation to facilitate Indigenous investments and job creation. The AIOC would make it easier for Indigenous communities to access funding, invest in major natural resources development projects and fuel their prosperity while helping to grow Alberta's natural resource sectors.

Honeywell announced that Ceyhan Polipropilen Üretim A.Ş. will use Honeywell UOP's C₃ Oleflex technology to produce 457,000 metric tons per year of polymer-grade propylene for a new petrochemicals complex in Ceyhan, Turkey. Ceyhan Polipropilen Uretim is a joint venture of Rönesans Holding and the Algerian national energy company Sonatrach S.p.A. The new unit will be used to supply propylene for production of polypropylene, which is used to make a wide variety of plastic products that are growing in demand globally.

Baker Hughes, a GE company announced that the Baker Hughes international rig count for September 2019 was 1,131, down 7 from the 1,138 counted in August 2019, and up 127 from the 1,004 counted in September 2018. The international offshore rig count for September 2019 was 242, down 2 from the 244 counted in August 2019, and up 38 from the 204 counted in September 2018. 

Ram Truck has announced EPA fuel economy ratings for the 2020 Ram 1500 powered by the new 3.0-litre V-6 EcoDiesel engine.

Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. -5 to 855 rigs

Husky Energy has reached an agreement for the sale of its Prince George Refinery to Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure for $215 million in cash plus a closing adjustment for inventory, and a contingent payment of up to $60 million over two years.

TransAlta Corporation and SemCAMS Midstream ULC, a subsidiary of SemGroup Corporation, have entered into definitive agreements to develop, construct and operate a new cogeneration facility at the Kaybob South No. 3 sour gas processing plant. The Kaybob facility is strategically located in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and accepts natural gas production out of the Montney and Duvernay formations. TransAlta will construct the cogeneration plant which will be jointly owned, operated and maintained with SemCAMS. The capital cost of the new cogeneration facility is expected to be approximately $105 million and the project is expected to deliver approximately $18 million in annual EBITDA. TransAlta will be responsible for all capital costs during construction and, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, SemCAMS will purchase a fifty percent (50%) interest in the new cogeneration facility as of the commercial operation date, which is targeted for late 2021.

Conventional oil and gas discoveries during the past three years are at the lowest levels in seven decades and a significant rebound is not expected, according to a new report by global business information provider IHS Markit.

Universal mCloud Corp. (TSX-V: MCLD) (OTCQB: MCLDF) ("mCloud"   or the "Company"), a leading provider of asset management solutions combining IoT, cloud computing, artificial intelligence ("AI") and analytics, today announced the launch of a new AssetCare™️ solution under the banner of the "3D Digital Twin." This solution enables mCloud to take advantage of high-precision 3D laser scanners to create digital replicas of facilities along with a suite of capabilities designed to use these 3D models to streamline field work, minimize facility downtime, and eliminate unnecessary field visits.

Husky Energy continues to make steady progress towards a return to full operations at the Superior Refinery.

Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, has introduced Aegis armor cladding that significantly improves bit body design flexibility and erosion resistance, increasing rate of penetration (ROP) and bit durability for longer runs. Composed of a proprietary tungsten carbide material, Aegis cladding increases bit erosion resistance by 400% and strength by 40% when compared to conventional matrix polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits.

Sanjel Energy Services is proud to be celebrating three years in operation with significant achievements, including completing more than 18,500 service jobs for its extensive customer base and conducting a collaborative study with the University of Alberta on how stress affects well integrity.

Calgary based Melius Energy has successfully transported bitumen from Edmonton, Alberta to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, continuing to global markets in custom 20-foot shipping containers utilizing intermodal rail and vessel infrastructure. The shipment is the company's first BitCrude transportation process demonstration, proving the ability to move bitumen safely and efficiently, in adherence to Canada's regulatory framework.    

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed CNOOC International Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project, located approximately 400 kilometres offshore, east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Alberta's so-called "Turn Off The Taps" legislation targeted at pressuring British Columbia to back away from its opposition to the Trans Mountain Expansion Project has been suspended in Federal Court.

Emerson will showcase its advanced Exploration & Production (E&P) software solutions for optimizing Production Modeling and Reservoir Engineering workflows at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Convention and Exhibition in Calgary, September 30 - October 2.  Daily demonstrations at booth #819 will highlight Emerson's technologies for solving subsurface and surface challenges, to reduce uncertainty and enhance confidence in drilling decisions.

Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. has announced that it completed commissioning and start-up of the Pipestone Montney sour deep-cut gas processing complex.  The Pipestone Gas Plant is designed to process approximately 100 MMcf/day of sour gas and includes an acid gas injection well, salt water disposal well, and pipelines that directly connect to Tidewater's Pipestone Gas Storage Facility.  Additionally, the Pipestone Gas Plant is connected to both the Alliance and TC Energy pipeline network.

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) recently met with business leaders gathered and hosted by the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce for a roundtable discussion. The conversation focused on the benefits to all Canadians of supporting the energy industry.  

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) has accepted an initial project description for the proposed Cedar LNG Project, located near Kitimat, British Columbia.